2017–18 FA WSL Cup

The 2017–18 FA WSL Cup was the 7th edition of the FA WSL's league cup competition. It was sponsored by Continental AG, who have sponsored the competition since its creation, and is officially known as the FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup. All 20 teams of the two divisions of the WSL contest the competition - the largest field in the history of the cup.

2017–18 FA WSL Cup
Country England
Dates11 October 2017 –
14 March 2018
Teams20
Defending championsManchester City
ChampionsArsenal
Runners-upManchester City
Matches played47
Goals scored180 (3.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Fran Kirby (7)
← 2016

Manchester City were the defending champions. Before the competition, only Manchester City and Arsenal had won the cup in the previous six seasons it was contested in.

Format changes

After a one-year experiment with a pure knockout formula, the WSL Cup returned to a format featuring a group stage. Four groups of five teams each, with an approximately even split between the two divisions, compete for two qualification spots for the knock-out round per group with each team playing every other team only once. Similarly to previous iterations of the cup, the groups have a geographical split, with two "Northern" groups and two "Southern". Another new implementation for the season was an automatic penalty shoot-out for all games tied after 90 minutes, with a bonus point awarded for the team who emerged victorious afterwards.[1]

After the group stage, the remaining eight teams will contest a non-seeded standard knock-out format as in the 2015 season.[1]

Group stage

Group One North

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SUN LIV SHE AST DUR
1 Sunderland 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 10 Advance to knock-out stage — 1–0 — 3–1 —
2 Liverpool 4 2 1 0 1 11 2 +9 8 — — 6–0 5–1 —
3 Sheffield 4 1 0 2 1 8 10 −2 5 1–1 — — — 5–1
4 Aston Villa 4 1 1 0 2 7 12 −5 5 — — 2–2 — 3–2
5 Durham 4 0 0 2 2 3 8 −5 2 0–0 0–0 — — —
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Liverpool6–0Sheffield
  • Weir 10', 29'
  • Gilliatt 52' (o.g.)
  • Ingle 65'
  • Johnson 83'
  • England 90'
 Report
Attendance: 352
Referee: Simon Mather
Durham0–0Sunderland
Report
Penalties
2–3
New Ferens Park, Durham
Attendance: 641
Sheffield5–1Durham
 Report
  • Atkinson 26'
Home of Football, Sheffield
Attendance: 122[2]
Sunderland3–1Aston Villa
  • Brown 90'
Mariners Park, South Shields
Attendance: 228[3]
Aston Villa2–2Sheffield
Penalties
11–10
Durham0–0Liverpool
Report
Penalties
  • Hill soccer ball with check mark
  • Wilson soccer ball with check mark
  • Hepple soccer ball with red X
  • Worthington soccer ball with check mark
  • Johnson soccer ball with red X
  • Atkinson soccer ball with check mark
  • Christon soccer ball with red X
  • Gears soccer ball with red X
 4–5
New Ferens Park, Durham
Attendance: 351
Referee: Helen Byrne
Liverpool5–1Aston Villa
 Report
Attendance: 282
Referee: Natalie Aspinall
Sheffield1–1Sunderland
Penalties
2–4
Home of Football, Sheffield
Aston Villa3–2Durham
  • Atkinson 22'
  • Ness 90+1'
Sunderland1–0Liverpool
 Report
Mariners Park, South Shields
Attendance: 128
Referee: Matthew Dicicco

Group Two North

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI EVE BIR DON OXF
1 Manchester City 4 4 0 0 0 13 3 +10 12 Advance to knock-out stage — 2–1 2–0 — —
2 Everton 4 3 0 0 1 9 2 +7 9 — — 1–0 — 4–0
3 Birmingham City 4 2 0 0 2 7 5 +2 6 — — — 3–2 4–0
4 Doncaster Rovers Belles 4 1 0 0 3 9 10 −1 3 2–3 0–3 — — —
5 Oxford United 4 0 0 0 4 1 19 −18 0 0–6 — — 1–5 —
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Birmingham City4–0Oxford United
Doncaster Rovers Belles0–3Everton
Report
Box Score
Attendance: 482
Referee: Luke Watson
Oxford United0–6Manchester City
Report
Court Place Farm, Marston
Attendance: 777
Everton1–0Birmingham City
 Report
Box Score
Attendance: 181
Referee: Andy Spence
Birmingham City3–2Doncaster Rovers Belles
Manchester City2–1Everton
 Report
Attendance: 873
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Everton4–0Oxford United
 Report
Box Score
Attendance: 188
Referee: Aaron Jackson
Manchester City2–0Birmingham City
 Report
Attendance: 1,077
Referee: Christopher Porter
Oxford United1–5Doncaster Rovers Belles
Report
Attendance: 172
Doncaster Rovers Belles2–3Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 924
Referee: Rebecca Welch

Group One South
Group match between Arsenal and London Bees.

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REA ARS WAT MIL LON
1 Reading 4 4 0 0 0 15 1 +14 12 Advance to knock-out stage — — 4–0 — 4–0
2 Arsenal 4 3 0 0 1 19 4 +15 9 1–2 — — — 7–0
3 Watford 4 1 0 1 2 2 11 −9 4 — 0–6 — 1–0 —
4 Millwall Lionesses 4 1 0 0 3 6 14 −8 3 0–5 2–5 — — —
5 London Bees 4 0 1 0 3 4 16 −12 2 — — 1–1 3–4 —
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Watford Ladies1–0Millwall Lionesses
Gaywood Park, Kings Langley
Arsenal7–0London Bees
Reading4–0Watford Ladies
Attendance: 211[4]
Millwall Lionesses2–5Arsenal
St Paul's Sports Ground, Rotherhithe
Attendance: 451[5]
London Bees3–4Millwall Lionesses
Arsenal1–2Reading
Reading4–0London Bees
Attendance: 2,110
Watford Ladies0–6Arsenal
Report
Gaywood Park, Kings Langley
London Bees1–1Watford Ladies
Penalties
4–3
Millwall Lionesses0–5Reading
St Paul's Sports Ground, Rotherhithe

Group Two South

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE BRI BHA TOT YEO
1 Chelsea 4 4 0 0 0 17 2 +15 12 Advance to knock-out stage — — — 4–1 8–0
2 Bristol City 4 2 0 0 2 6 4 +2 6 1–2 — 3–0 — —
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 2 0 0 2 8 9 −1 6 0–3 — — — 4–2
4 Tottenham Hotspur 4 2 0 0 2 6 9 −3 6 — 2–0 1–4 — —
5 Yeovil Town 4 0 0 0 4 3 16 −13 0 — 0–2 — 1–2 —
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Brighton & Hove Albion4–2Yeovil Town
Culver Road, Lancing
Tottenham Hotspur2–0Bristol City
 Report
Theobalds Lane, Cheshunt
Brighton & Hove Albion0–3Chelsea
Culver Road, Lancing
Attendance: 364 [6]
Yeovil Town1–2Tottenham Hotspur
 Report
Attendance: 283[7]
Bristol City1–2Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur1–4Brighton & Hove Albion
 Report
Theobalds Lane, Cheshunt
Attendance: 215
Yeovil Town0–2Bristol City
Viridor Stadium, Taunton
Bristol City3–0Brighton & Hove Albion
Attendance: 224[8]
Chelsea8–0Yeovil Town
Attendance: 1,289[9]
Chelsea4–1Tottenham Hotspur
 Report
Attendance: 1,541

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals
Everton1–1 (a.e.t.)Reading
Chloe Kelly Yellow card 97' 112' Report Report
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 155
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
Arsenal3–1Sunderland
 Report
  • Bridget Galloway 55'
  • Dominique Bruinenberg Yellow card 67'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Josh Smith
Bristol City0–2Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 352
Referee: Savvas Yianni
Chelsea5–1Liverpool
 Report Casey Stoney 51'
Attendance: 1,161
Referee: Alex Burke

Semi-finals
Chelsea0–1Manchester City
Report Nadia Nadim 19'
Attendance: 2,595
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Reading2–3Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 749
Referee: Ryan Atkin

Final
Main article: 2018 FA WSL Cup Final
Arsenal1–0Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 2,136

Top goalscorers
As of 18 December 2017.[10]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 England Fran Kirby Chelsea 7
2 England Chloe Kelly Everton 5
3 England Melissa Johnson Sheffield 4
Scotland Christie Murray Doncaster Rovers Belles

See also

References
  1. "KICK-OFF APPROACHES FOR THIS TERM'S FA WSL CONTINENTAL TYRES CUP WITH SOME NEW RULES". The FA. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. "Spurs Ladies Beat WSL 1 Opponents Again". SheKicks.
  3. "Spurs Ladies Beat WSL 1 Opponents Again". SheKicks.
  4. "Spurs Ladies Beat WSL 1 Opponents Again". SheKicks.
  5. "Spurs Ladies Beat WSL 1 Opponents Again". SheKicks.
  6. "Spurs Ladies Beat WSL 1 Opponents Again". SheKicks.
  7. "Spurs Ladies Beat WSL 1 Opponents Again". SheKicks.
  8. "Chelsea Lades Storm Into Conti Cup Quarter-Finals". SheKicks.
  9. "Chelsea Lades Storm Into Conti Cup Quarter-Finals". SheKicks.
  10. "PLAYER STATS". Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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